Aliens vs. Predator Wiki Guide

Stuck on a crap-hole planet with no where to go and everything wanting to kill you? You're not on Pandora, but the more vicious BG 386, and there's no Na'vi around to bail you. Come to IGN for some handy intel for your tour of duty.

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Do the collectibles (audio logs, trophy belts, cannisters) do anything?

The audio logs may be played back in the Extras menu, but the other collectibles are for trophies and achievements.

How do I get more maps and character skins for multiplayer and suvivor modes?

These were pre-order bonuses for Aliens vs Predator. Currently, there are no plans regarding them as possible DLC, but we're almost positive they will eventually be made available.

I can't find my way around as Marine / Alien / Predator!

Aside from the walkthrough, the HUD will display the objective marker for your next destination and task. For the Marine, this is automatic, but for the Alien and Predator, hold the Focus button (this is a shoulder button on the console, but may be rebound as a different key on the PC).

How many Marine weapons are there?

Six, including the infinite handgun. They are the VP78 Pistol, ZX-76 Shotgun, M41A/2 Pulse Rifle, M260B Flamethrower, M42C Scoped Rifle, and M59/B Smartgun. The marine can carry two long arms and his handgun. The only exception is that the smartgun takes two slots to equip.

How does the Marine see in the dark?

A shoulder lamp is tied to the Marine's battle vest. Additionally, he may deploy infinite flares in the campaign mode (there would be slow-down and resource problems if flares were allowed in multiplayer).

What other Weyland-Yutani equipment does the Marine use?

The Marine always has a motion detector that tracks movement (no matter how small -- even turning) up to 30 meters away, in a 180° arc in front of him. He also carries three stim-tabs he may use to completely recover his three blocks of regenerating health (the health blocks are like the ones from Resistance: Fall of Man).

How many Predator weapons are there?

Five, including the dual wristblades. They are: Plasma Caster, Sticky Proximity Mines, Smart Disc (erroneously mis-named in the trophies and achievements), and the Combi-Stick (thrown).

How many vision modes does the Predator possess?

Three, including the visible (normal) spectrum. Thermal vision detects humans and synthetics, while Alien Vision highlights xenomorphs at the expense of environmental detail.

What other yautja equipment does the Predator have?

The Predator recovers life using health shards (carry a maximum of three), and he has a cloaking device that may be used indefinitely .... unlike that B.S. that was Predator: Concrete Jungle. Lastly, the Predator may attempt to distract unalerted humans using the waveform analyzer. Use this to lure hostile marines to alleys where you can murder them in peace.

What other abilities does the Predator have?

The Predator may also make incredibly high jumps by Focusing on a spot and pressing the Jump key. If the Predator can execute that high or long jump, it will do so. Using Focus will also high-light collectibles, items, energy sources, and objectives on your HUD. Like the alien, the Predator may perform a back-stab by pressing the grab button on any human from the back or when she/he is knocked down. The Predator may perform a "kill-move" on an alien only when it is knocked down.

What weapons does the Alien have?

Since the xenomorph is a weapon, it does not pick up any weapons or equipment. It may use its claws (light melee attack) to attack enemies, or a heavier blow (heavy melee attack) which combines a headbutt with the occasional tail attack (it depends on the range when the attack is used).

What abilities does the Alien have?

The Alien may see in complete darkness, and all other organisms (including other aliens) have an aura around them, making the easy to see, even through walls. Aliens are also very agile and built for mild shock; they can sprint longer and faster, and they do not take fall damage (unlike the Predator and marine). Lastly, aliens are able to contort their bodies and use the ventilation ducts and small hiding holes to escape or to ambush enemies.

How about the aliens climbing ability?

Aliens may also climb any non-lethal surface. They do this automatically if you aim at a surface and jump towards it. Within the range of 5 meters or so (about one story), you can expect to reach out and scale any surface you jump towards.

Can I replay previous missions with the equipment I unlock?

No. Any equipment or weapons you find strictly adhere to the campaign. You may replay previous stages with a different difficulty to score higher, but should you complete it and load the next stage, the "mission select checkpoint" for that stage will be overwritten. While not a big deal for the Predator or Alien, this may change the Marine's available weapons (there is weapon carry-over after the Refinery level).

Are there any cheats?

Unlikely, unless it is a PC-hack. There hasn't been any unplanned cheats in videogames since all studios went mainstream and took on a structured approach to game development. No more wild surprises from late-night designer binges on alcohol and/or other substances. Good times.